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XLVI. On the Modes now practised in Austria of Culti- 

 vating Asparagus. By Mr. Jacob Baumann of Vienna, 

 Corresponding Member of the Horticultural Society. 



Read December 3, 1822. 



Th e seed of Asparagus should be gathered from the finest 

 stems, of plants not less than seven years old. Seeds, from 

 whatever country they may be procured, are generally good, 

 though what are produced by plants perfectly inured to 

 the climate where they are to be sown, should always be 

 preferred. 



Towards the end of March, the seeds must be dibbled in 

 beds of good earth, in rows at nine inches apart, three inches 

 between each seed, and at one inch deep. 



The proper treatment of the young plants consists in keep- 

 ing them clean, frequently stirring the soil, and in repeated 

 waterings, according as they require moisture. In the 

 following March, the roots, now a year old, must be taken 

 up with all their fibres, and planted out as may be prede- 

 termined. 



Asparagus is sometimes raised for use in the spring and 

 summer months, and sometimes for winter use. To obtain the 

 first of these objects, the year old roots should be planted 

 out in a piece of good, deep, somewhat loose arable land, 

 or in the ordinary soil of a kitchen garden, or in artificial 

 Asparagus beds, in which they are to remain permanently 

 as long as they continue productive. With a view to the 



